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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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