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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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