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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning enable students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores 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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