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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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