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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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