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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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