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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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