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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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