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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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