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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. 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 improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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