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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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