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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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