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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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