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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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