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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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