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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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