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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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