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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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