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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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