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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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