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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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