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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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