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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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