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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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