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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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