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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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