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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these 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 courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the 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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