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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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