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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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