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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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