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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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