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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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