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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes 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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