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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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