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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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