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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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