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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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