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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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