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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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