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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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