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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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