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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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