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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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