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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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