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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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