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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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