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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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