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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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