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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the 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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