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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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