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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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