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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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