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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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