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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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