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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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