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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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