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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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