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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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