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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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