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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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