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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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