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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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