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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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