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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with 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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