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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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