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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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