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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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