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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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