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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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