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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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