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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. 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. In response to this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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