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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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