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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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