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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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