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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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