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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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