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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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