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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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