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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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