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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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