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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also explores the key 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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