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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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