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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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