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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education