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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education enable humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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