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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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