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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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