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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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