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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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