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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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