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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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