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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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