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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing 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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