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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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