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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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