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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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