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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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