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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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