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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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