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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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