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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources