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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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