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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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