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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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