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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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