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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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