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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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