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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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