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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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