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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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