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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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