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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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