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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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