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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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