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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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