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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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