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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education