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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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