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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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