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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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