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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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