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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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