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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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