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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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