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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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