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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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