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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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