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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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