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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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