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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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