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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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