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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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