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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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