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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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