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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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