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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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