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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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