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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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