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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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