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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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