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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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