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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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