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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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