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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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