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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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