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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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