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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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