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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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