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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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