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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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