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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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