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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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