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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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