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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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