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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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