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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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