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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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