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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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