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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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