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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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