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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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