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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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