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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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