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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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