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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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