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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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