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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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