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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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