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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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