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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising 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 massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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