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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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