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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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