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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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