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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the most important 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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