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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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