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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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