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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the major 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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