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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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