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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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