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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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