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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of 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 perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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