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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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