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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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