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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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