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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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