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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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