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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. 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. In response to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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