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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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