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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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