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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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