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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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