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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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