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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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