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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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