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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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