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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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