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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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