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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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