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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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