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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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