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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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