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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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