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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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