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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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