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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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