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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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