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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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