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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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