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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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