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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education