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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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