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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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