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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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