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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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