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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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