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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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