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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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