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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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