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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the 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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