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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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