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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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