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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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