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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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