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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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