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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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