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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the 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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