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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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