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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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