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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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