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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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