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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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