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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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