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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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