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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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