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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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