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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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