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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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