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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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