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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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