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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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