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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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