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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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