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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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