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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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