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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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