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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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