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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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