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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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