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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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