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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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