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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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