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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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