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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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