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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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