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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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