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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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