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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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