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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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