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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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