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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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