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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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