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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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