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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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