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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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