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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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