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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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