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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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