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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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