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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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