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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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