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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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