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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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