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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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