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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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