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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. 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 improved. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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