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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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