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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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