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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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