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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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