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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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