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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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