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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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