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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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