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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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