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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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