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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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