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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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