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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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