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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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