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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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