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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want 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. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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