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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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