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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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