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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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