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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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