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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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