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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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