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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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