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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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