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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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