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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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