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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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