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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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