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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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