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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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