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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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