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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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