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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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