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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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