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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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