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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the authoritative 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 authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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