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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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