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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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