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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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