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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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