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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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