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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. 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 improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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