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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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