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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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