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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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