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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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