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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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