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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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