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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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