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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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