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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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