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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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