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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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