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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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