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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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