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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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