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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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