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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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