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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)