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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important 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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