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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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