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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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