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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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