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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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