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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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