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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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