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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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