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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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