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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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