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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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