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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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