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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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