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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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