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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. 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 growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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