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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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