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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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