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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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