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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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