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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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