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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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