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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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