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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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