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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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