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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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