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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not 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 numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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