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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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