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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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