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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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