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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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