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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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