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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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