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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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