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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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