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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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