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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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