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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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