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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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