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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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