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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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