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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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