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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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