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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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