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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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