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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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