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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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