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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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