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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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