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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key 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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