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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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