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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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