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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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