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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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