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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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