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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education