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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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