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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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