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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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