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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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