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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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