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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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