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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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