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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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