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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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