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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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