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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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