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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning enable humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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