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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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