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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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