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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the scholarly 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 dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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