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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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