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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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