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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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