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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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