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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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