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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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