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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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