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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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