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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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