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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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