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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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