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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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