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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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