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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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