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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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