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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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