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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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