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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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