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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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