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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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