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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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