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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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