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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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