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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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