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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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