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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the 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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