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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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