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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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