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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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