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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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