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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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