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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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