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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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