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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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