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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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