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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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