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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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