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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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