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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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