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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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