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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp these open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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