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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the 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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