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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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