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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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