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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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