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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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