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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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