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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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