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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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