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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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