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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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