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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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