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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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