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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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