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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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