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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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