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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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