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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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