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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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