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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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