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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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