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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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