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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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