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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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