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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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