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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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