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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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