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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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