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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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