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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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