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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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