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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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