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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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