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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the most important 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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