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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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