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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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