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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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