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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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