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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. 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 made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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