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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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