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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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