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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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