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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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