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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses 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. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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