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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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