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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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