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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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