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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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