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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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