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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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