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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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