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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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