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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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