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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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