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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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