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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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