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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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