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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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