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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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