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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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