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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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