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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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