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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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