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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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