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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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