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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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