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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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