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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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